Monday, November 5, 2012

eXistenZ


I believe the film shows that anything is possible in a virtual reality world. With that being said, there are also some limitations of the virtual reality world that are revealed in eXistenZ. One of the main limitations is that the characters, while having the freedom to do things they normally would not do in real life, were still somewhat restrained by their minds that are retained from the real world.  This is shown when Jude Law’s character says that he wants to take a break from the game and go back to the real world as well as when he is the only one to realize that if they are indeed in real life and not the virtual reality world, then they have killed people who did not deserve to die. However, it is also important to note that while reality is what governs the mind, the characters of the game do not seem to have a choice in whether they want to take certain actions or not because ultimately the people that start the game want to and will do anything to finish it.

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